Omg! Love this...since i took over my brothers 740 now i know everything i need to fix minor details specially with the coolant and oil in spark plugs i changed them myself pretty easy and now im going to change the gasket...THANK YOU!
Hey Bill, Many thanks for your encouraging words. Its our pleasure to share our videos with the bmw community with hopes that we can educate and in the long run, save bmw owners time and money. Thanks again and you take care
Another great video BimmerMerchant! It's very helpful to see the engine parts before attempting maintenance on this engine for the first time. Delightful!
Thanks for posting this video. I believe you just showed me where I'm loosing coolant. A more pressing issue I'm having is a bad fuel injector. I saw you remove the fuel line and expose them. Before that can be done I need to see how to remove the components that block access to the fuel line and how to reinstall everything after the injector is replaced. Thanks again.
Awesome video!!!! I can't wait to see another one. Thank you for taking your time and being so detailed on everything I really hope you could make a couple more videos about the 7 series. God bless man
I like your videos bro. I do all the work myself and it helps out a lot before I dig into the motors to see what I'm working with thanks to you. Cheers!
Well done! Easy to work when the engine is out :) just replaced the valve cover gasket....and wasn’t quite simple with all the parts in the way....but I learned something....in this video. Thanks
Helpful video! Question though! Where does the oil pipe outlet connect on the engine or the other side? I know one goes up to the bottom of the oil filter but wasn't sure where the end leads to
Glad we are able to do that. More videos are on ther way, be sure to subscribe. Don't forget to check out our website for all your pre-own bmw parts www.bimmermerchant.com
Joakim Stenberg M62 engines are very sensitive where a bad sensor will cause various issues. We recommend that you find a good independent bmw shop, have them pull codes and go from there instead of spending money on parts
@bimmermerchant thank u so much for ur reply! I have 2 other question if u dont mind. 1- i have a problem with the power steering, in the morning for a few mins its okay but as i move with the car later on i lose power steering and only works if i press the gas pedal while turning. Any thoughts? 2- i’m smelling burnt oil coming in from the ac vents. I changed the the gasket seals and the cyclone but still no luck. Thank u!
How is that hose coming off the CCB cover secured? Is it just a regular hose clamp? Mine has a habit of blowing off and I dont see a way to clamp it because of those plastic fins coming from the cover.
This is actually such a beautiful engine... How cool it would've been if bmw made it a poor man's S62 with dual vanos per head and itb's with 4.4 liters...
Wish I had stumbled across this earlier, but its still been extremely helpful as I tear the engine out of my 98 740 and figure out what is wrong with it. Already found a coolant leak the the Valley Pan, but I don't think thats what caused it to go.
i have a 200 bmw 540i the timming belt or chain broke i had some one replace the engine the other engine is suppose to be good .after replacing the engine the car does not start. when you crank the engine cranks but does not start. sound s like engine is cranking free no spark and drains the battery right away what was not done right while replacing the engine. if you could help me diagnose the problem
what you think of remanufactured engines - lets say if you have a 2001 740 sport e38 with 200k +miles... i heard replacing the engine block with a remanufactured one, or the whole engine ? is there something i missing replacing the block and put everything from the older engine on (Covers, rods ect) ? or there is something more to this ? or the engine will do fine on a rebuilt (vanos,seals, chains)?
My car is a 1996 BMW 740il. Build date is March 1996. Hi, I have a sort of low pitched rattle that happens on either side of my engine. It started out sounding like a sticky lifter but now it sounds more like a rattle. It is in the top end of the motor and it changes pitch with acceleration. Again, it happens on both sides at any given time. When the motor starts, it sounds smooth. As it settles and warms up, the noise starts. I have changed the oil, and I have ran Royal Purple through the gas a couple times. Nothing changes. Any ideas? I would like to avoid the $200 BMW diagnosis.
Thank you very much for the video, you explain alot, great information for all of us, I have a question if you dont mind, yesterday I changed the valve cover gaskets and after that when I start the car the engine stopped, started again engine is running but its revving, and I get alot of smoke through the tail pipes, weird smell, alot of people say that the head gasket is blown, before I changed the VCG I never had this problem so the coincidence is way to big , what do you think?
+Andrei Sames Never heard of smoke after valve cover replacements. You should retrace your steps and figure out if you disconnected a hose by accident. A faulty Crank Case Ventilation or CCV behind the intake manifold will cause your bmw to smoke and in most cases you car will start and then die out when you try to drive.
Thank you very much for the advice, I just bought yesterday an OSV or CCV genuine Bmw, I will see what's going to happen when I change it, however I will fix it I will let everybody know about it because this is a problem that have been under a big dark cloud for a while and nobody knows what's the cause exactly. Thank you very much again, your videos are great!!!
Very informative, perhaps you can help me with a problem that I am having with my 1998 540I. I just changed the engine , the new engine came out of a 1998 740il however, the wiring harness for the new engine didn't match up with the plugs on the 540i and the Knock sensor plugins didn't match up right either. last week , I went to the junk yard and took the knock sensors off a 540i and also cut and soldered the wires on the female connection so that they would match, the car is running as smooth as a sewing machine, but my service engine light is still on and it is reading 4 codes on the OBD2, P1385 knock sensor 4 circuit, P0330 knock sensor 2, circuit 2, P1384, knock sensor 3 circuit, and P0325 knock sensor 1 circuit bank 1 or single sensor. Will you please tell me what all this means and what it is that I need to do to fix the problem? Any consideration will be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
Unfortunatley, we can't provide as much information as we would like since we don't have car to physically check it. Best recommendation would be to find a trust worthy independent bmw tech near your area and have them diagnose issue.
You mentioned that you can swap this intake manifold to a newer model and get increased performance. My 2001 740 has an electronic throttle control rather than mechanical. The throttle body shaped differently as well. It just bolts up?
Hi bro, great video, I have a question In the inlet pipe there are two throttle bodies, and I want to know, what's the function of the first one, near the air filter cover, thanks.
I have a 2001 740i. engine making a weird sound. some say it sound like valve lifter when they go bad, and its misfiring on cylinder #3. do I need a new engine or it something fixable?
Hey Chris, sorry to hear about your engines issue. Unfortunately, I can't offer my advice since I haven't heard engine. I recommend you find a good independent bmw tech and have them give their advice. Let me know how it goes.
bimmermerchant I understand. how reliable these engines and trani are on these cars? do they last for a long time? looking to buy a 2000 with 740il with 103k mils for $5500. car looks clean but it has a small leak. it looks like its coming from the left side ( passenger side) of the engine, from a hose. can this be a big issue?
Engines and Trans on these models are reliable as long as you maintain them. Synthetic 10-40 oil on engine every 5k miles and be sure to use OEM oil filter, not replicas from autozone. Flush transmission and add new fluids every 50K miles. If you do that, engine will run for long time. I personally think that 5500 for an 00 bmw 740iL is a bit too high. Low miles is good but could also be bad since most major maintenance needs to be done at 110k. If you are going to spend that much money, just look for 2001 bmw 740i. Those models hold their resale value a bit better than the iL model.
instead of buying a new valley pan, which im assuming is expensive, cant you just clean up the old gasket and where it sits, and re-seal it using 1211 goldbond?
The OEM valley pan is around 70 bucks. People who've tried to clean and reseal their old ones with a type of RTV or gasket maker have not had a lot of success long termwise. Its advised to purchase a new one so you won't have to do the job a second time.
Omg! Love this...since i took over my brothers 740 now i know everything i need to fix minor details specially with the coolant and oil in spark plugs i changed them myself pretty easy and now im going to change the gasket...THANK YOU!
You are one of the most amazing RUclipsRS ever! Thanks for helping the BMW COMMUNITY.
Thank you for being so informative with the M 62 to engine.
Thank you for all the effort you put into the videos.
Hey Bill,
Many thanks for your encouraging words. Its our pleasure to share our videos with the bmw community with hopes that we can educate and in the long run, save bmw owners time and money. Thanks again and you take care
Another great video BimmerMerchant! It's very helpful to see the engine parts before attempting maintenance on this engine for the first time. Delightful!
Thank you for watching.
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Thanks for taking the time to post this! You did a good job.
Some of the best videos on youtube. subscribed! So rare that mechanics share info to the public. kudos!
+Doc Julien We are bmw enthusiast and enjoy sharing that information so more bmw models are well maintained and hold their value.
Very nice! I wish more people did stuff like this for other cars as well. Great vid!
Great tutorial Bro. I'm about to replace the valve cover gaskets on my 2003 Range Rover HSE. This has really helped me!!!! **two thumbs up**
Thanks for posting this video. I believe you just showed me where I'm loosing coolant. A more pressing issue I'm having is a bad fuel injector. I saw you remove the fuel line and expose them. Before that can be done I need to see how to remove the components that block access to the fuel line and how to reinstall everything after the injector is replaced. Thanks again.
This is all excellent info, everyone with the v8 should see this. I'm fixing every single one of those things next week plus guides and vanos seals.
thats awesome. Its a good thing that bmw has you as an owner.
Thank you bro! This helped me diagnose my coolant leak. Keep up the good work!
Awesome video!!!! I can't wait to see another one. Thank you for taking your time and being so detailed on everything I really hope you could make a couple more videos about the 7 series. God bless man
You are much welcome. Will be sure to post more 7-series models.
hey buddy just wanted to let you know your videos r still helping 7 years later thank you!\
Wow, good to hear. Thanks for your support
Thank you. Please make more 740iL engine videos! your expertise is much appreciated
I like your videos bro. I do all the work myself and it helps out a lot before I dig into the motors to see what I'm working with thanks to you. Cheers!
SVPrelude Awesome, glad we could help.
I had the same coolant problem. Couldn’t figure out where it was going. Thanks for the tip, I’ve been looking for the fix all over the internet.
I Really Thank You For Your Time and Your Knowledge , From The Great White Canadian North
Wow, this demystified the m62 a little bit for me. Thanks!
ANOTHER AWESOME VIDEO!!!! ITS CLEAR THAT WITH YOUR VIDEOS ONE CANT GO WRONG... THANK YOU!!!!
Well done! Easy to work when the engine is out :) just replaced the valve cover gasket....and wasn’t quite simple with all the parts in the way....but I learned something....in this video. Thanks
Glad our video helped in some way.
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Great break down and naming of parts very helpful video
awesome video I appreciate it doing this Saturday on my 740il.
very helpfull i had a coolant leak coming from my valley pan and now i know where its at
Very good video.
Really deserves more views.
great video got several codes I didn't even consider the manifold gaskets which may be my solution. Thanks a lot!
Thanks. What was the update?
Really enjoyed this video! helped me figure some questions out as well! thanks!
Great. Glad we could be of service. Don't forget to share with other bmw enthusiast.
bimmermerchant is best at explanation and presentation thus you are so appreciated, thanks
Thanks for those kinds words. More videos will be uploaded
Good job bro! Thanks very much for video. My engine problem same like that oil in up cap
Whoa! this the video i needed to see. Thnx
This is a Non Vanos engine. Notice the extra port on the throttle body to the upper right and the small sprockets on the intake camshafts.
Yo bro bro I don’t know how to thank you 🙏🏿 you gave me confidence to rebuild everything thank you bro
Thanks. Be sure to subscribe to our channel for more DIY videos
Helpful video! Question though! Where does the oil pipe outlet connect on the engine or the other side? I know one goes up to the bottom of the oil filter but wasn't sure where the end leads to
dude your saving my life right now!! tHank you sir
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Thank you for sharing this info. I'll check out your website for future repair parts.
good to hear. thanks
Very informative thank you
Beautiful video! Do you have others like this?
Great video thank you
thank you so much ...very helpful
well worth the watch
Great video. Thanks.
wow, your videos are really useful when it comes to mending the M62 engine
I am going to check why mine is misfiring sometimes and sometimes not
Joakim Stenberg M62 engines are very sensitive where a bad sensor will cause various issues. We recommend that you find a good independent bmw shop, have them pull codes and go from there instead of spending money on parts
bimmermerchant I have already pulled the fault codes from the bmw, it just saying misfire cyl #2
Thanks for sharing - very helpful!
+drawdy10 Our pleasure
Very informative! Thank you.
Thank you.
Very nice demonstration👌
Thanks
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Wow I didn't even know about the existence of valley pan till today. and I'm a mechanic lmao. Great vid.
+William Yu Thanks. We are always learning something new as well when working on these cars.
+bimmermerchant Actually, I looked back at photos and my engine don't have that. Maybe it's only on the m62tu engines. My car has non vanos m60b40
@bimmermerchant thank u so much for ur reply!
I have 2 other question if u dont mind.
1- i have a problem with the power steering, in the morning for a few mins its okay but as i move with the car later on i lose power steering and only works if i press the gas pedal while turning. Any thoughts?
2- i’m smelling burnt oil coming in from the ac vents. I changed the the gasket seals and the cyclone but still no luck.
Thank u!
Your videos are great do you have one that shows how to remove the fuel line on this engine
Thx! Very good video. You help me with repair my engien.
Glad we could help
This is a great info, thanks for your input
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Good Video, unrelated question how much for that rim in the back ground?
👏u the man.great vid
Great info thanks!
Thank you.
very helpful
How is that hose coming off the CCB cover secured? Is it just a regular hose clamp? Mine has a habit of blowing off and I dont see a way to clamp it because of those plastic fins coming from the cover.
You know what your talking about 🤙🏽
This is actually such a beautiful engine...
How cool it would've been if bmw made it a poor man's S62 with dual vanos per head and itb's with 4.4 liters...
Excellent
Amazing
When you replace all this gaskets covers things that leak oils and stuffs.. all new...how long time till next change normally..how long they last?
is there any throttle position sensors? In the rear
Thanks!
Wish I had stumbled across this earlier, but its still been extremely helpful as I tear the engine out of my 98 740 and figure out what is wrong with it. Already found a coolant leak the the Valley Pan, but I don't think thats what caused it to go.
Lol no of course not, have you dropped the oil pan?
Yea, Oil looked fine, needed to be changed, but wasn't as bad as it was when I bought the car.
Good video. Thanks
You are welcome
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nice video
i have a 200 bmw 540i the timming belt or chain broke i had some one replace the engine the other engine is suppose to be good .after replacing the engine the car does not start. when you crank the engine cranks but does not start. sound s like engine is cranking free no spark and drains the battery right away what was not done right while replacing the engine. if you could help me diagnose the problem
what you think of remanufactured engines - lets say if you have a 2001 740 sport e38 with 200k +miles... i heard replacing the engine block with a remanufactured one, or the whole engine ? is there something i missing replacing the block and put everything from the older engine on (Covers, rods ect) ? or there is something more to this ? or the engine will do fine on a rebuilt (vanos,seals, chains)?
My car is a 1996 BMW 740il. Build date is March 1996.
Hi, I have a sort of low pitched rattle that happens on either side of my engine. It started out sounding like a sticky lifter but now it sounds more like a rattle. It is in the top end of the motor and it changes pitch with acceleration. Again, it happens on both sides at any given time. When the motor starts, it sounds smooth. As it settles and warms up, the noise starts.
I have changed the oil, and I have ran Royal Purple through the gas a couple times. Nothing changes.
Any ideas? I would like to avoid the $200 BMW diagnosis.
Im trying to port my heads how can i take them off please tell me
great full friend thanks
This is very informative............Thanks for posting. Learnt a lot.
+Patrick Amihere Thanks for your support.
+bimmermerchant how much will it cost for repair?
hey bro, didn't know you are part of this club ..LOL
Thanks for sharing info..what was or is in your opinion,best bmw v8? ..if only they put one in a 3series huh!!
Jeffo Jon J E9x M3 is an S65B40, so in other words there's your 3 series V8 lmfao
good vid. tell me more
It’s help me a lot thanks body...
Glad we could help.
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Hey how about a video on the ridiculous and famous 2004 X5 4.4i Alternator gasket bracket replacement.
Thanks
Dan
Will be sure to get that on our video list. thanks for the suggestion
nice video thats the videos i like to watch. so i can learn and do it my self. hey what do u think of the 04 bmw 745il. are they good cars
Thanks for watching our videos
745 models are good cars as long as you can keep up to date with maintenance.
Thank you very much for the video, you explain alot, great information for all of us, I have a question if you dont mind, yesterday I changed the valve cover gaskets and after that when I start the car the engine stopped, started again engine is running but its revving, and I get alot of smoke through the tail pipes, weird smell, alot of people say that the head gasket is blown, before I changed the VCG I never had this problem so the coincidence is way to big , what do you think?
+Andrei Sames Never heard of smoke after valve cover replacements. You should retrace your steps and figure out if you disconnected a hose by accident. A faulty Crank Case Ventilation or CCV behind the intake manifold will cause your bmw to smoke and in most cases you car will start and then die out when you try to drive.
Thank you very much for the advice, I just bought yesterday an OSV or CCV genuine Bmw, I will see what's going to happen when I change it, however I will fix it I will let everybody know about it because this is a problem that have been under a big dark cloud for a while and nobody knows what's the cause exactly. Thank you very much again, your videos are great!!!
Hello, can you explain to us how to unlock the engine step by step? I have a problem with the same engine, a slight noise
Making note of it and will make sure to make a video next time. We appreciate you watching our channel.
I'm trying to change the head gaskets on a 97 740 il. U have any tips?
Julian Trujillo same
you are a g bro
Fan of your videos!
Q: Would that 740il engine fit a 540i? What changes do I have to make?
Thanks!
engine from 740 and 540 are interchangeable. Engine Oil filter and steel braided hoses will need to be swapped.
at 5:02 can you instead of buying the WHOLE valley pan just because of the bad gaskets can you use RTV instead? and just scrape the old gasket off?
+omar k Your choice. Personally, I would just buy the whole valley pan. Would hate to remove again because rtv wasn't installed properly.
Very informative, perhaps you can help me with a problem that I am having with my 1998 540I. I just changed the engine , the new engine came out of a 1998 740il however, the wiring harness for the new engine didn't match up with the plugs on the 540i and the Knock sensor plugins didn't match up right either. last week , I went to the junk yard and took the knock sensors off a 540i and also cut and soldered the wires on the female connection so that they would match, the car is running as smooth as a sewing machine, but my service engine light is still on and it is reading 4 codes on the OBD2,
P1385 knock sensor 4 circuit, P0330 knock sensor 2, circuit 2, P1384, knock sensor 3 circuit, and P0325 knock sensor 1 circuit bank 1 or single sensor. Will you please tell me what all this means and what it is that I need to do to fix the problem? Any consideration will be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
Unfortunatley, we can't provide as much information as we would like since we don't have car to physically check it. Best recommendation would be to find a trust worthy independent bmw tech near your area and have them diagnose issue.
You mentioned that you can swap this intake manifold to a newer model and get increased performance. My 2001 740 has an electronic throttle control rather than mechanical. The throttle body shaped differently as well. It just bolts up?
Throttle body bolts up on vanos and non vanos engine
@@bimmermerchant EZ for once! Thanks
Thank you very much 👍, I want to now if this engine is exactly the same engine in my car or not , my car is LandRover LR3 2009 V8 4.4
Different engine, I believe its an N62 versus M62
bimmermerchant 👍 thanks
nice
Thanks
Can you please tell me what to look for when buying this car and is the engine reliable
service history. if engine was well maintained, then it will run for many years.
How do I fix a 540i BMW the fuel trim is too high for both blank 1 and blank 2 or P1161 and P1159
Our car is smoking because of that and
How can we fix grounded wires that are attached to the battery
Hi bro, great video, I have a question
In the inlet pipe there are two throttle bodies, and I want to know, what's the function of the first one, near the air filter cover, thanks.
two throttle bodies??
@@bimmermerchant Could U give me an email to contact you and send some photos to explain what I refer
@@ivanTorres2924 info@bimmermerchant.com
I know I'm super late... but everything you doing is the same thing with an 01 model ?
Yes
What is that pong pipe and what does it connect too?
oil separator?
everything done in this video can be done without taking the engine out right?
Sal Ar Yes, you can maintain your engine with out pulling out engine.
can you help me I have 740i 1994 and I have blue smoke and my engine burning the oil so fast and I have oil leak and antifreeze leak
+Mostafa Tawfeeq head gasket is bad
Mostafa Tawfeeq 7
nice :)
Ok ok 740 😊🥰😘
I have a 2001 740i. engine making a weird sound. some say it sound like valve lifter when they go bad, and its misfiring on cylinder #3. do I need a new engine or it something fixable?
Hey Chris, sorry to hear about your engines issue. Unfortunately, I can't offer my advice since I haven't heard engine. I recommend you find a good independent bmw tech and have them give their advice. Let me know how it goes.
bimmermerchant I understand. how reliable these engines and trani are on these cars? do they last for a long time? looking to buy a 2000 with 740il with 103k mils for $5500. car looks clean but it has a small leak. it looks like its coming from the left side ( passenger side) of the engine, from a hose. can this be a big issue?
Engines and Trans on these models are reliable as long as you maintain them. Synthetic 10-40 oil on engine every 5k miles and be sure to use OEM oil filter, not replicas from autozone. Flush transmission and add new fluids every 50K miles. If you do that, engine will run for long time. I personally think that 5500 for an 00 bmw 740iL is a bit too high. Low miles is good but could also be bad since most major maintenance needs to be done at 110k. If you are going to spend that much money, just look for 2001 bmw 740i. Those models hold their resale value a bit better than the iL model.
Will an M5 air take fit on an E38 740i????
don't know. try matching part #'s
This is an M62B44 not the M62TUB44. The e38 didn't receive the TU version until 1999. Also the TU version didn't have wide body intake runners.
Thank you for your input
instead of buying a new valley pan, which im assuming is expensive, cant you just clean up the old gasket and where it sits, and re-seal it using 1211 goldbond?
Thats Not a bad idea.
bimmermerchant Alex Bystrov What is 1211 Goldbond? Did a few searches online and came up with nothing at all.
The OEM valley pan is around 70 bucks. People who've tried to clean and reseal their old ones with a type of RTV or gasket maker have not had a lot of success long termwise. Its advised to purchase a new one so you won't have to do the job a second time.
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You dont have to buy a new valley pan, you just put gasket sealer on and put it back in